sdrocks Posted February 4, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 4, 2020 We leave Sunday on the Oasis. Today received our second email to bid for a royal up. Do not plan to bid as already in a grand suite and are doing a b2b staying in the same suite. Do not want the hassle of moving, etc & a GS is good enough for us. So my opinion, theory is either more people want a GS than are available ? Or people are cancelling because RC sent an email denying boarding to those who had travelled to/from China 15 days before sailing ? Or am I not even close to the real reason and they need their expensive suites booked ? Anyone else getting these also ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted February 4, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 4, 2020 who knows, but almost every stateroom receives royal up offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted February 4, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Market research- the program is run by a third party who might not even know what is available and what isn't 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted February 4, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Nobody would know the answer except the cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted February 4, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Just a way to recover revenue if someone cancels last minute. Otherwise they might have to give a free upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfcathorse Posted February 4, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 4, 2020 RCI told my travel agent that they hold out inventory so they can offer the Royal Up program. They make more money that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted February 4, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Algorithms, algorithms, algorithms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltdown Posted February 4, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I never get those emails.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wine-O Posted February 4, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 4, 2020 All the balconies & suites were sold out on a recent cruise. I got a RoyalUp to go from my JS to each of the suites above it three days before the cruise. My guess is for last minute cancellations they will at least get something for it instead of giving complimentary upgrades as they did in the past. 🍷 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted February 4, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Meltdown said: I never get those emails.... You're from Europe, only Americans get them 😄 Edited February 4, 2020 by Tulsacoker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinster Posted February 4, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 4, 2020 47 minutes ago, Tulsacoker said: You're from Europe, only Americans get them 😄 That's not entirely true. I received one the last time I cruises and I'm from Scotland. Booked with a Scottish TA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipsy tea party Posted February 4, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I'm from Scotland also and I was offered a Royal Up email for my cruise last year. I received it just short of 30 days before we sailed. I put in a bid at the minimum price but it was rejected 2 days before we sailed. I'm sailing again in March (49 days time) and people this cruise have been offered the Royal Up already. I tried and it said I have to bid within the 30 days period. Different rules for different folks it seems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2tcdx2 Posted February 4, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 4, 2020 We have a sailing on March 1, and we got the emails for the bid just a couple days ago (I feel like it was Jan 31?). We have a boardwalk balcony and our offers were to a junior suite for a minimum of $400PP, and something like a lower end oceanview balcony was $100PP. We are pretty much happy where we are so we didn't submit anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG65CB Posted February 4, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Meltdown said: I never get those emails.... I never get them either. I wonder if it has to do with booking direct vs. through a TA? I always book through a TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted February 4, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Tulsacoker said: You're from Europe, only Americans get them 😄 That’s totally incorrect. Since the Royal Up programme was introduced we’ve been on about seven RCCL cruises and had to chance to make an offer on every cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 5, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, SG65CB said: I never get them either. I wonder if it has to do with booking direct vs. through a TA? While rare, some TAs do opt out. Ensure you have the comms enabled in your profile. Edited February 5, 2020 by Biker19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wine-O Posted February 5, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Norwich Cruiser said: That’s totally incorrect. Since the Royal Up programme was introduced we’ve been on about seven RCCL cruises and had to chance to make an offer on every cruise. So, Royal likes your money also. That's good to hear. 🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted February 5, 2020 #18 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Wine-O said: So, Royal likes your money also. That's good to hear. 🍷 I’ve never actually put in a bid for another stateroom as I’ve always been happy with my original booking. I was just pointing out that your post was incorrect for the benefit of other cruisers. Edited February 5, 2020 by Norwich Cruiser Wrong wording 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted February 5, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I’ve never actually put in a bid for another stateroom as I've always been happy with with my original booking. I was just pointing out that the post by Tulsacoker was incorrect for the benefit of other cruisers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltdown Posted February 5, 2020 #20 Share Posted February 5, 2020 We book direct, and I get all other communications from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgeh Posted February 5, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 5, 2020 15 hours ago, molly361 said: Market research- the program is run by a third party who might not even know what is available and what isn't 1000x this, it's incredibly valuable information to RCCL to know exactly what people are willing to pay to jump up between various categories for future pricing, even if there's no availability whatsoever for the current cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 5, 2020 #22 Share Posted February 5, 2020 12 hours ago, Tulsacoker said: You're from Europe, only Americans get them 😄 I'm from the UK. I received 2 Royal Up offers then a phone call offering Royal Up for our Explorer cruise from Southampton England last October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted February 5, 2020 #23 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I get zero communications from them but still have been getting offers to bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted February 5, 2020 #24 Share Posted February 5, 2020 13 hours ago, Norwich Cruiser said: That’s totally incorrect. Since the Royal Up programme was introduced we’ve been on about seven RCCL cruises and had to chance to make an offer on every cruise. 15 hours ago, Yinster said: That's not entirely true. I received one the last time I cruises and I'm from Scotland. Booked with a Scottish TA joke /jōk/ Learn to pronounce noun a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted February 5, 2020 #25 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Tulsacoker said: joke /jōk/ Learn to pronounce noun a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny Edited February 5, 2020 by Norwich Cruiser Wrong post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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